Datapoint Hungarian / Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns

Language:Hungarian
Feature:Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns by Johannes Helmbrecht
Value:Multiple politeness distinctions

Notes

magá

2nd sg. hon.

- used by less educated people; etymologically, it is a

3rd person reflexive pronoun 'he himself, he alone'

maguk

2nd pl. hon.

- 2nd pl polite form, used by less educated people

etymologically, it is a 3rd person reflexive pronoun

'themselves'

Ön

2nd sg. hhon.

- the original meaning is 'self' (cf. E.g. in öngyilkos'a

suicide'); this form is used by more educated people,

higher degree of politeness than in magá/ maguk

Önök

2nd pl. hhon.

notes see Ön

References